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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapter XX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. John says that in periods of affliction during the dark night, the soul may feel as if what will never go away?
(a) Anger.
(b) Pain.
(c) Sin.
(d) God.

2. In Book II, Chapter IX, what will a person become as he goes through a harder labor and more severe pain?
(a) Less perfect.
(b) More perfect.
(c) More sinful.
(d) More desirable by God.

3. Beginners suffering from gluttony will find it hard to travel the "Road of" what, according to St. John?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Purity.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Sin.

4. What does St. John say affects Christians in a way that they are easily swayed by their senses and see imaginary visions?
(a) Actual imperfections.
(b) Earthly pleasures.
(c) God's punishments.
(d) Spiritual luxury.

5. St. John's use of writing about a spiritual ladder as a path to unification with God is an example of what?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Acronym.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the soul change during the dark night?

2. What step of the ladder feels like heaven on earth?

3. In Book I, Chapter II, what sin do beginners exhibit when they choose leaders who agree with their views?

4. When entering into the dark night, what does God cause the soul of the person to simply desire, according to Book I, Chapter IX?

5. It is necessary for the spirit and the sensual portion of man to be separated in order for what to happen, according to Book II, Chapter III?

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